HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION (EIN 74-1670740)
Tax period: 2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed: 2025-04-09
IRS object ID: 202540999349300219
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-09T17:43:57+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 1500	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741670740	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Houston Public Media Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HOUS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7137438422	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4343 Elgin St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	772040008	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sharon Birkman	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-04-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Amanda Maya	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01067777	PTIN
Phone	7134994600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-04-07	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Sharon Birkman	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4343 Elgin St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	772040008	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$16,472,572	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1969	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	HPMF'S ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION IS TO INFORM AND INSPIRE THROUGH NEWS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, 24/7 ACROSS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL CHANNELS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	36	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$11,403,045	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,109,829	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,614,909	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,289,622	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$71,944	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$73,121	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$15,089,898	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$16,472,572	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,288,615	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,975,110	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,110,144	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,996,996	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,859,697	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$15,285,611	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,834,807	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$195,713	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$362,235	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,642,406	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,518,930	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$365,423	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$361,449	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,276,983	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,157,481	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO MARSHAL RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BRING ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND TRUSTED NEWS TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST AREA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,002,520	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,658,370	GrantAmt
Revenue	$4,289,622	RevenueAmt
Desc	NEWS: IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO DELIVER ON OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING GREATER HOUSTON WITH UNBIASED, WELL-RESEARCHED NEWS AND INFORMATION BY REPORTING ON ISSUES AND EVENTS THAT MATTER TO OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD. WE PRODUCED IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF HOUSTON MAYOR JOHN WHITMIRE'S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, THE ONGOING TURMOIL OF THE STATE TAKEOVER OF HISD, HURRICANE BERYL, DERECHO WIND STORM EVENT, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS, AND MUCH MORE. WE LAUNCHED HELLO HOUSTON!, A DAILY NEWSLETTER DESIGNED TO PREPARE VIEWERS FOR THE DAY AHEAD, DELIVERING THE NEWS IN DIGESTIBLE SNIPPETS SO THEY CAN START THEIR DAY ARMED WITH KNOWLEDGE. IN MARCH OF 2024, WE WELCOMED THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF OUR FORT BEND COUNTY BUREAU. REPORTER NATALIE WEBER HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR-PLUS LIVING IN, GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE IN, AND COVERING STORIES FROM AND IMPORTANT TO FORT BEND COUNTY. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE IN 2024, FOCUSING ON DELIVERING A MORE USER-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE AND MAKING IT EVEN EASIER FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO FIND BREAKING NEWS, IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS, AND IMPORTANT STORIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,658,370	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,658,370	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH OUR PBS LEARNINGMEDIA WHICH PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INSTANT ACCESS TO OVER 30,000 CLASSROOM-READY MATERIALS. MORE THAN 385,000 GREATER HOUSTON RESIDENTS USED PBS LEARNINGMEDIA IN 2024. AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON (UH) AND IN SERVICE OF OUR EDUCATION MISSION, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA SUPPORTED SEVERAL UH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: ENGINES OF OUR INGENUITY - A LONG-RUNNING DAILY RADIO AND DIGITAL PROGRAM ABOUT THE MACHINES THAT MAKE OUR CIVILIZATION RUN AND THE PEOPLE WHOSE INGENUITY CREATED THEM. IT IS PRODUCED IN CONCERT WITH THE UH CULLEN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. BRIEFCASE - FEATURING INFORMATIVE DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS LEGAL TOPICS AFFECTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT IS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UH LAW CENTER. BAUER BUSINESS FOCUS - A WEEKLY BROADCAST OF INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERT GUESTS ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE HOUSTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE UH BAUER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TEXAS MUTUAL. HEALTH MATTERS - A RADIO SERIES AIMED AT EMPOWERING LISTENERS TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION FROM EXPERTS. THE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY THE UH TILMAN J. FERTITTA FAMILY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. UH MOMENT - A WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND SUCCESSES THAT MAKE UP THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,658,370	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,658,370	GrantAmt
Desc	ARTS AND CULTURE: HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA WAS ONE OF THREE PBS MEMBER STATIONS TO PARTNER WITH PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS AS A REGIONAL DIGITAL CENTER OF INNOVATION (RDCI). IN 2024, WE PRODUCED OUR SECOND RDCI SERIES, ROOTS OF RESISTANCE. HOSTED BY SOFTWARE ENGINEER, CONTENT CREATOR, AND WRITER FELECIA FOR THE WIN, THE SERIES EXPLORES HOW SOCIETY HAS BEEN SHAPED BY VARIOUS RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CREATING THEM. VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT, THE HISTORY AND IMPACT OF BOYCOTTS, AND HEALTH CARE ACTIVISM ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TOPICS ROOTS OF RESISTANCE DIGS INTO. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT ROOTS OF RESISTANCE WAS NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD. ALSO IN 2024, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA AND LOCAL RADIO STATION KTSU DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AIMED AT EXPANDING BOTH STATIONS' AUDIENCES, REACH, AND IMPACT. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL ALLOW KTSU'S THE VIBE, AN URBAN ALTERNATIVE STATION, TO REACH A VAST REGION VIA HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S KUHF 88.7 HD3 PLATFORM. IN TURN, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWSCASTS WILL AIR ON KTSU'S PRIMARY CHANNEL, THE CHOICE. THE COLLABORATION PROVIDES EXPANDED SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, GIVING NEW AUDIENCES ACCESS TO MUSIC, JOURNALISM, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,319,260	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HPM BUSINESS SERVICES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7137438422	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4343 ELGIN ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	772040008	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANGELA BISHOP
ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEIDRA LANE
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS MALLOY
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN BRADSHAW JR
VICE-PRES, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN SANDERS
ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON BIRKMAN
PRESIDENT	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CESAR GIRALT
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR KARIN FOX
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY WHITLEY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KULISH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK CONELY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANAT PARIKH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
UPASANA BHATIA
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA CORDOVA
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA SHUMATE
ASSOCIATE V.P. & G.M.	10.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$12,061,105	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$48,724	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,109,829	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM UNDERWRITING	Desc
Business	515100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,289,622	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,289,622	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,289,622	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$187	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$187	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$72,934	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$72,934	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$72,934	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,472,572	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,289,622	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$73,121	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,975,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,975,110	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,193	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,422	TotalAmt
Management And General	$72,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,608	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,919,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,257,761	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$588,369	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,386	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$136,138	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$104,364	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$773	TotalAmt
Management And General	$773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,067	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$151	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES	$195,071	$27,108	$4,626	$163,337
DIRECT MAIL	$93,878	$25,915	$86	$67,877
COMMUNICATION EXPENSES	$79,658	$79,658
MEMBERSHIP FEES	$37,031	$160	$1,577	$35,294

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$26,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$67,809	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,228	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,834,807	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,319,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$405,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,110,144	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$366,986	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$685,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$758,765	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$610,388	BOYAmt
EOY	$390,128	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,204,698	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,190,598	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,100	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,746,218	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,988,951	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,642,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,518,930	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,454	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,995	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$361,449	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,470,661	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,143,266	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,806,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,014,215	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,276,983	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,157,481	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,642,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,518,930	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$362,235	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$242,733	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,756,126	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,298,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,320,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,403,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,109,829	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,887,592	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,756,126	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,298,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,320,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,403,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,109,829	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$58,887,592	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$58,887,592	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$187	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$187	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$58,887,779	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$19,100,153	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	1.0000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1.00	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,746,218	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$242,733	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,988,951	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,670,148	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$76,070	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,746,218	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,053,673	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$383,525	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,670,148	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,672,247	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$381,426	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,053,673	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,678,894	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$18,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$24,647	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,672,247	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.0	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,100	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$14,100	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,080,388	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,080,388	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$110,210	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$110,210	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$14,100	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Endowment Funds	Desc
Book Value	$1,988,951	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,988,951	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,715,305	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$242,733	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$242,733	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$16,472,572	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$16,472,572	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,834,807	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,834,807	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,834,807	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	HPMF, WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE STATIONS, IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). NO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX WAS INCURRED BY HPMF FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024 AND 2023. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	TO GENERATE ANNUAL INCOME FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS SPECIFIED BY THE DONOR.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4800 CALHOUN	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	746001399	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	GOVT	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$13,975,110	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	FINANCIAL SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES DONATIONS ONLY TO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA DIVISION FOR SUPPORT OF LOCAL PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS INCLUDING STATIONS KUHF-FM AND KUHT-TV.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PRESIDENT OF HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION BOARD. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. AN ANNUAL SURVEY IS COMPLETED BY THE DIRECTORS AND THEN GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR REVIEW. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST AND MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	CONSULTING SERVICES - Total Expense: 15665, Program Service Expense: 520, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: 15145; DATA PROCESSING SERVICES - Total Expense: 20779, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: 20779; CONTRACT SERVICES - Total Expense: 1882896, Program Service Expense: 1257241, Management and General Expenses: 73210, Fundraising Expenses: 552445;